Psychology, Behavior & Decision-Making Archives

Psychology, Behavior & Decision-Making

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1349: Valerie Fridland | Why We Talk Funny and What Our Voices Reveal

Podcast Episodes

Jun 22, 2026

You don’t just speak with an accent, you hear with one. Linguist Valerie Fridland reveals how your voice leaks your class, your past, and your biases. What We Discuss with Valerie Fridland: The Pan Am bomb threat that sent the wrong man to prison. How a grumpy cargo handler spent nine months locked up over […]

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1345: David Epstein | How Constraints Make Us Better

Podcast Episodes

Jun 15, 2026

Maximizers are miserable, satisficers are happy. Inside the Box author David Epstein explains why limits beat limitless options for creativity and sanity. What We Discuss with David Epstein: The periodic table wasn’t a dream — it was a deadline. Mendeleev cramming elements into a textbook beats the genius-wakes-up-inspired myth. Hand your brain total freedom and […]

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1343: Stats Say Most Men Are Bad and It Makes You Sad | Feedback Friday

Feedback Friday

Jun 11, 2026

You’ve read the data on men and violence, and it’s draining your hope in half the population. Can the numbers survive a fact-check? It’s Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! […]

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1342: Jacob Ward | How AI Turns Convenience Into Control

Podcast Episodes

Jun 10, 2026

Think you make your own choices? The Loop author Jacob Ward shows how AI preys on the autopilot brain, and what a little friction can do to fight back. What We Discuss with Jacob Ward: How nearly all our daily decisions run on autopilot, made by the ancient shortcut part of the brain rather than […]

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1338: Jamie Metzl | The AI Ten Commandments

Podcast Episodes

Jun 3, 2026

Jamie Metzl asked AI to distill thousands of years of human wisdom into 10 commandments. What it reflected back says more about us than the machine. What We Discuss with Jamie Metzl: AI is a mirror, not a prophet. For his latest book, The AI Ten Commandments, Jamie Metzl worked with GPT-5 to mine humanity’s […]

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1334: Justin Garcia | Why We Live, Cheat, Break, and Die for Love

Podcast Episodes

May 27, 2026

Dr. Justin Garcia explains why heartbreak mirrors cocaine withdrawal, why dating apps backfire, and what humans actually hunger for beneath the swiping. What We Discuss with Justin Garcia: Humans evolved with two parallel drives that don’t always cooperate: pair bonding (social monogamy) and sexual variety. Only 3 to 5% of mammals form true pair bonds, […]

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